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Issue Details

Issue #57
Published July 1948
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Victor Fox ?
Notes Indicia: BLUE BEETLE, July, 1948, No. 57. Published bi-monthly by Fox Feature Syndicate, Inc., 221 Conyngham Ave., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., executive offices 60 East 42nd St., New York 17, N. Y. Entered as 2nd class matter December 18, 1945 at the post office at Wilkes-Barre, Pa., under the act of March 3, 1879. Price 10¢ per copy. Yearly subscriptins, in the United States and its possessions, Mexico, South America, Spain, 75¢ including postage. $1.50 elsewhere. The publisher accepts no responsibility for unsolicited material. Copyright 1948 by Fox Feature Syndicate, Inc. Contents must not be reproduced without permission. Any similarity between any of the names of persons or places appearing in this magazine (except those based on history or fact) with actual persons or places is not intended and is purely coincidental. Printed in the U. S. A.

Cover Details - "The Fleagle Bros. A True Crime Story"

Pencils Jack Kamen
Inks Jack Kamen

10 page Blue Beetle story "The Black Widow"

Characters Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett]; Mike Manigan; Joan Mason; Black Widow [Dolly Baker] (villain; introduction); The Spider [Dr. Chet Baker] (villain; introduction)
Synopsis Navy sailors are being murdered, suffocated by a plastic film that Navy was developed in secret, and each marked with a dead black black widow spider. Mike is given the case, but Dan and Joan stumble across the next victim. When Mike and Joan are captured it's up to the Blue Beetle to find the crooks with help from the local entomologist's club.
Genre superhero
Pencils Jack Kamen ? [as Otis]
Inks Jack Kamen ? [as Otis]
Notes First page is printed on the inside front cover in blue duo-tone.

10 page Blue Beetle story "The Lady Firebug"

Characters Blue Beetle [Dan Garett]; Mike Manigan; Joan Mason; Lady Medusa (villain); Blue Beetle imposter (villain)
Synopsis Dan, Mike and Joan know something is up when homeowners start burning their own homes and turning themselves in for arson. But Blue Beetle gets into trouble when Lady Medusa hypnotizes him to be her spy on the police force.
Genre superhero
Pencils Jack Kamen ? [as Otis]
Inks Jack Kamen ? [as Otis]

2 page text story "The Murder Knot"

Genre Crime
Letters typeset

9 page Fleagle Brothers story "Partners in Loot"

Characters Blue Beetle [Dan Garett] (narrator); Ralph Fleagle; Jake Fleagle
Synopsis Blue Beetle narrates the crime career and superstitions of the Fleagle Brothers.
Genre Crime
Pencils Jack Kamen ? [as Otis]
Inks Jack Kamen ? [as Otis]

Half page Johnson Smith & Company advertisement "3 in 1 Air Pistol"

Half page Banner Fireworks Mfg. Co., Inc. advertisement "Famous Banner Fireworks!"

1 page The Fun Company advertisement

Notes Four ads from the same company with one order form in the lower right corner.

1 page M.P.K. Company 3 Piece Pocket Set of Pens advertisement "The Most Amazing Factory-To-You..."

Notes Inside back cover.

1 page American Merchandising Co. advertisement "Constelation Ball Point Pen and Cigarette Lighter"

Notes Three ads from the same company- Ball Point Pen / Cigarette Lighter; Personalized Initial Ring; Fibre Auto Seat Covers. Back cover.